I gots me a wii

Remember back when you were a child and the biggest thing in your life was to finish the next level to the Super Mario Brother’s game. Nothing else in the world mattered more than jumping on that end flag and watching those brilliant fireworks go off. The joy of accomplishment and glory rained down on you like you had just won the Super Bowl and you were going to Disney World! Last night I regained that feeling.

Last night April and I went to GameStop in hopes of purchasing a Wii. I had looked at prices online the entire day and decided it would be just as cheap to go to GameStop rather than hoping to find a deal on Craigslist. It seems like everyone on Craigslist was out to make a profit on their used or “barely used” systems. GameStop offered a 30 day refund on their systems so I went with them.

After purchasing the system from GameStop we went to the blockbuster to rent a game to play that night. We rented a cheesy game and April set up the wii for me so that it is compatible to my wireless internet. After making our characters and exploring all that the wii has to offer we played the Mario Party 8 for about a half hour until we decided to buy a game online. It was a choice between Super Mario Brothers or Super Ninja Turtles, April suggested we go with Super Mario Brothers 2 (with lost levels). This game is more difficult than regular American version and was it ever.

Myself, not having played on a system in some years did horrible. Having trouble beating the first level, April, destroyed the first level and kept going. We played for some time until she had to go home. After dropping her off I came back and played for a couple more hours. I discovered some secrets and made it to 3-1, which isn’t that bad for having the hiatus that I have had.

Watching the fireworks boast and my arms raised in the air in victory I got a sudden feeling of accomplishment. I went to bed happy that night knowing that I had made a good purchase and that Super Mario Brothers 2 is going to be defeated in the next month. If playing video games and drinking soda until the wee hours of the night is wrong, then being right is not for me. Like I said before, I missed the boat a long time ago and I never caught up and I never will. It’s too much fun swimming around in my ocean.